Sir James Smith’s School English Department Year 9 Course 2016-17
Sept 2016 / Oct/Nov 2016 / Dec 2016 / Jan 2017 / Feb/Mar 2017 / Mar 2017 / Apr/May 2017 / May/June 2017 / July 2017The Writing Process / How To Read A Novel / Under The Microscope / Writing Creatively / The Magic of Language / Diverse Voices / Writing in the Real World / Reading the Classics / Created in Cornwall
What Will I Be Learning? / To follow the writing process: planning and researching; drafting and editing; proofreading / To explore the structure and theme of a novel / To read closely to look at the way a writer uses language / To take on convincing roles in my writing / To how Shakespeare uses language to create character / To develop my use of dialogue / To develop a lively tone to engage the reader / To explore the way a writer structures a novel and creates characters / To explore how writers express emotion
What topics will I be studying? / Creating my own superhero and exploring how to tell a story / A novel either ‘The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-time’ or ‘Never Let Me Go’ / A range of writing by Alan Bennett / Researching a real event and writing an account of it in the first person / Reading extracts from ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and/or ‘Othello focusing on the actions of young men / Reading extracts from non-fiction written by Maya Angelou / Interviewing a partner and producing a magazine article about their rise to fame, drawing on my reading from last term / Reading an American novel, either ‘Of Mice and Men’ by John Steinbeck or ‘To Kill A Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee / Reading poetry by Thomas Hardy as well as extracts from ‘A Pair of Blue Eyes’
What will I have to produce? / An advice letter and a short story / A response to an extract as well as the whole novel / My own writing inspired by Alan Bennett / A first-hand account of a dramatic real event / A response to the actions of young men in the play / My own piece of auto-biographical writing / A magazine article / A response to an extract as well as the whole novel / My own writing inspired by Hardy
What wider reading will I do? / Read a range of non-fiction and poetry from World War 1, as well as challenging myself to read a wider range of books. / Read a range of non-fiction texts on the theme of heroes and idols, as well as continuing to challenge myself in my independent reading / Read extracts from short stories and fiction on the theme of fantasy worlds, as well as reviewing the range and challenge of my wider reading this year